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CALLING UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY TO FACILITATE

THE REOPENING OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE’S

THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL OF HALKI WITHOUT CONDITION OR

FURTHER DELAY

MARKUP

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE, EURASIA, AND 

EMERGING THREATS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. Res. 188

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Serial No. 113–90

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman 

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey 

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida 

DANA ROHRABACHER, California 

STEVE CHABOT, Ohio 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

TED POE, Texas 

MATT SALMON, Arizona 

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania 

JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina 

ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois 

MO BROOKS, Alabama 

TOM COTTON, Arkansas 

PAUL COOK, California 

GEORGE HOLDING, North Carolina 

RANDY K. WEBER SR., Texas 

SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania 

STEVE STOCKMAN, Texas 

RON DESANTIS, Florida 

TREY RADEL, Florida 

DOUG COLLINS, Georgia 

MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina 

TED S. YOHO, Florida 

LUKE MESSER, Indiana 

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York 

ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American 

Samoa 

BRAD SHERMAN, California 

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York 

ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey 

GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida 

BRIAN HIGGINS, New York 

KAREN BASS, California 

WILLIAM KEATING, Massachusetts 

DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island 

ALAN GRAYSON, Florida 

JUAN VARGAS, California 

BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER, Illinois 

JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III, Massachusetts 

AMI BERA, California 

ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California 

GRACE MENG, New York 

LOIS FRANKEL, Florida 

TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii 

JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas

AMY PORTER, Chief of Staff THOMAS SHEEHY, Staff Director

JASON STEINBAUM, Democratic Staff Director 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE, EURASIA, AND EMERGING THREATS

DANA ROHRABACHER, California, Chairman 

TED POE, Texas 

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania 

JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina 

PAUL COOK, California 

GEORGE HOLDING, North Carolina 

STEVE STOCKMAN, Texas 

WILLIAM KEATING, Massachusetts 

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York 

ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey 

BRIAN HIGGINS, New York 

ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California 

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MARKUP OF 

H. Res. 188, Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Theological School of Halki without 

condition or further delay .................................................................................... 6

APPENDIX 

Markup notice .......................................................................................................... 14

Markup minutes ...................................................................................................... 15

Markup summary .................................................................................................... 16

The Honorable George Holding, a Representative in Congress from the State 

of North Carolina: Prepared statement .............................................................. 17

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CALLING UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY TO FACILITATE THE REOPENING OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE’S THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL OF HALKI WITHOUT CONDITION OR FURTHER DELAY 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE, EURASIA, AND EMERGING THREATS,

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

Washington, DC. 

The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:19 p.m., in room 

2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dana Rohrabacher 

(chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. This markup and this meeting of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats will come to 

order. And right off the bat, I ask for unanimous consent that Mr. 

Gus Bilirakis be recognized to briefly explain his resolution, which 

we will be marking up. That is H. Res. 188. And without objection, 

so ordered. 

Mr. Bilirakis, you have been an active, aggressive member of the 

Foreign Affairs Committee and a Member of Congress respected for 

your opinions. And we know that you have no bias when it comes 

to anything to do with Greece. 

Mr. BILIRAKIS. Well, this is an issue for the whole world, Mr. 

Chairman. I appreciate that. There are 300 million Orthodox Christians, and I really appreciate you agendaing this bill. I really do. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Based on principle, as all of your decisions 

are. 

Mr. BILIRAKIS. Absolutely. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. And you may proceed with discussing with us 

what H. Resolution 188 is all about. 

Mr. BILIRAKIS. Thanks very much. Sir, I really appreciate it. 

Very shortly, Members, this subcommittee will have an opportunity to pass H.R. 188, which calls upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s 

Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay. 

I urge you to support this measure, just as you did unanimously 

last year when it passed out of the full committee. This resolution 

is significant to all Eastern Orthodox Christians, folks who live in 

our districts, because of its importance of making sure the very essence of the church survives. 

The Theological School in Halki, founded in 1844 and located 

outside of Istanbul, Turkey, served as the principal seminary for 

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thorities in 1971. In addition to countless priests and bishops, the 

seminary has trained 19 Patriarchs, including our current Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The aging population and dwindling numbers of the Orthodox clergy in Istanbul, combined with 

the Turkish law which requires that the Ecumenical Patriarch to 

be a Turkish citizen almost assures the ends of the succession process for our spiritual leader. So you can see why Halki and its Ecumenical Patriarchate is so essential to Eastern Orthodox Christians. 

It is the spiritual home of the world oldest and second largest 

Christian church. Essentially it is the Orthodox Christians—to Orthodox Christians what the Vatican is to Catholics, Mr. Chairman. 

More than 300 million Orthodox Christians around the world and 

millions of Orthodox Christians in the United States are turning to 

find hope in this subcommittee’s approval of H. Res. 188, knowing 

that the 2,000-year-old Sacred See of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 

will be also—it will be able to teach future religious leaders for 

generations. This closure has been an issue of concern for the 

American people, Members of Congress, and multiple Presidential 

administrations. 

Mr. Chairman, while Orthodox Christians and friends of religious freedom have appreciated over the past decade encouraging 

signs from the Government of Turkey related to the impending 

opening of the seminary, the deal has not been done yet. The deal 

has not been closed. This resolution simply encourages Turkey to 

take that last affirmative step. 

I can go on, Mr. Chairman, but I know you get my drift. Will you 

permit me go on for 30 more seconds? 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. You go right ahead. 

Mr. BILIRAKIS. I know where you are, and I know you have cosponsored the bill, and I really appreciate it very much. 

And, Members, it would mean the world to the Orthodox community in the United States, but throughout the world, if we were to 

pass this in the subcommittee and ultimately on the floor of the 

House of Representatives. 

Thank you very much, and I yield back. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. All right. And we have with us also, of 

course, the ranking member, Mr. Keating. Do you have an opening 

statement? 

Mr. KEATING. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Over the years Greece and Turkey have made great strides in 

improving their economic and political ties through increased exchanges, dialogue and business opportunities. These steps not only 

benefit the relations between the two countries, but also in the development and stability of the wider region of Southeast Europe 

and the Eastern Mediterranean. This region is also uniquely situated and draws in visitors from all over the world, who not only 

want to experience the picturesque landscapes, but visit the diversity of culture and the historical sites. 

For this reason the increased benefits of measures to promote diversity are well recognized. I believe Prime Minister Erdogan understood this well when he and some of his ministers vowed to reopen the Halki Seminary in Turkey. 

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The Halki Seminary is the main theological school of Eastern Orthodox Christianity and was shut down in 1971. The Justice and 

Development Party raised the hopes of Orthodox Christians all 

around the world when they announced they would reopen the 

seminary, and a proposed democratization package seemed to be an 

appropriate channel for this change. Many were, however, surprised to see that the reopening of Halki was not included under 

the provisions of this package when it was announced. Since then, 

Prime Minister Erdogan’s rhetoric on Halki has taken a turn, and 

conditions and reciprocity demands are now attached to reopening 

of the school. 

I fear that this type of rhetoric threatens to undo much of the 

progress that has been made in Turkey. And further, it may have 

a negative impact of dividing Turks and stalling long-awaited 

progress on the issue of Halki as well as other issues concerning 

Turkish minority groups. I recognize that Turkey has come a long 

way, but hope this is not—that now they are willing to make this 

final push for Halki. 

I don’t think it is too late. I hope that the Prime Minister will 

reconsider his new-found position on Halki and encourage the longadvocated rights for all Turks within the Turkish Republic. As I 

said earlier, this is not just important for Turkey, it is important 

for the region as a whole. 

And with that, I yield back, Mr. Chairman, and thank you. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Thank you very much. 

And, Mr. Holding, do you have a statement that you would like 

to make? 

Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Chairman, I will submit one for the record. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. All right. And a couple of my colleagues as 

well. 

Let me just begin by saying that we are very grateful to Congressman Bilirakis for his leadership on issues like this. His expertise and his attention that he has paid to this part of the world is 

a great asset to the Congress. And just this is a fine example of 

what we need to pay attention to, because sending a message 

today, which is what we are doing, sending a message to Turkey 

today to make sure that they send us a message back about the 

way they are going to be dealing with their part of the world is vitally important for us to understand. 

And our message to them is that, yes, we are concerned that the 

Turkish Government not be molded after other governments that 

have a certain tie to the Islamic faith. And in other governments 

that have a radical commitment to Islam and promoting Islam, we 

have found that that type of government turns—is an anti-Western 

approach, is a threat to our well-being. At the same time we know 

that we need models in the Islamic world of moderation and of, yes, 

pro-Western sentiment, and that is what we have in Turkey today, 

a country that is—obviously a country where the vast majority of 

its population is Islamic, but we are asking them to send us a message today, send the rest of the world a message today, that they 

do respect—yes, they respect and they identify with Islam, but they 

respect human rights. They respect the religious convictions of others. And nowhere would Turkey be able to not only say that, but 

to demonstrate it to the world that they are indeed respectful and 

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are not going to go this other direction of repression of other faiths 

in the name of the majority faith of that country—there is no better message that they could send to us and reaffirming their ties 

with the West than the seminary in Halki and making sure that 

that was open and shown as an example of the positive intent of 

the Turkish Government and the Turkish people. 

Turkey is an important historical ally, and having been a key 

NATO member for decades, it has, for example, played a huge role 

in the Cold War. And had it not been for the support of the Turkish 

Government and people, the Cold War would have turned out in 

a totally different way, and this would be a different world, a worse 

world without that. 

But despite their initial lack—and, of course, we have had some 

problems—despite their initial lack of assistance at the beginning 

of the Iraq war, which many of us noted that, which may have 

saved some United States lives and some of our troops that were 

engaged in Iraq and that part of the world, and, of course, basing 

their overflight access and regulating that, that is something that 

we have had to pay close attention to as well recently. And their 

permitting us these overflights has been critical to the safety and 

security of American troops operating in that region, just as, I 

might say, unfortunately their opposition in the beginning in terms 

of not allowing us in the beginning of the Iraq war to base our operations, some of them, out of Turkey was detrimental to that effort. 

So I come to this discussion realizing that Turkey is a free and 

independent country, a proud country, and they will make determinations which reflect their values and reflect their long-term 

goals, as they should, as they should. But now we are hoping they 

will send us a signal today that don’t worry, we are really your 

friends and friends of the West. I say that I hope this will spur 

some action on their part, because I come to this discussion as a 

friend and admirer of Turkey. And I say that personally, and I 

know that probably reflects some of my colleagues as well. 

Turkey’s recent decision, however, to buy, for example, Chinese 

long-range antimissiles, this antimissile system, does trouble me. 

We do have American companies that were available who actually 

sell other weapons systems, antimissile weapons systems, and I reminded the Turkish Foreign Minister just yesterday that it might 

have been better for Turkey to buy the antimissile system from the 

United States because it was our technology that was probably stolen by the Chinese that are now been sold to them by the Chinese 

companies. 

Well, the resolution before us today is not—we are going to have 

agreements and disagreements with every free country in the 

world, and this resolution today is not aimed at what some people 

would have us do, just taking a gratuitous slap in the face of Turkey. And I have seen that far too often in the last 25 years that 

I have been here that people want to just hurt Turkey, and that 

is their—you are going to show you are a good person by—you are 

allied with us if you hurt Turkey. 

Well, the bottom line today, that is not what this is all about. 

This is actually a way that if the Turks send us this message, 

agreeing with what we are asking them to do, which is nothing 

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more than to fulfill an agreement they have already made, and to 

respect the rights of the Greek people and actually show a respect 

for those religious beliefs, just as we would have the Greek people 

respect the beliefs of the Turkish people, that this is a way that 

we could basically make some real points that were meaningful in 

a very easy and quick way. 

So we are not asking—this isn’t a cheap shot, this isn’t criticism. 

This is a request in a very dignified way. And I want to thank Congressman Bilirakis for crafting this so well that this will be seen 

as a respectful request of Turkey and not just condemning them for 

something that we think is not right at this moment. 

And so there is no better way for the Turks to send us—to send 

all of the Western world a message, a positive message, than to reopen this theological school at Halki. 

Long before the introduction of Islam in Turkey, Turkey was the 

outpost of the Christianity. This is very—and what we are talking 

about is an historic site in that whole history of the region tied to 

ancient Constantinople. The school has a history that spans 17 centuries representing the Orthodox Church and linking the Christian 

and Muslim worlds. What a better example they could have to us 

of a commitment of a peaceful transition point. They could be the 

actual bridge, which is what Turkey has always been, and just by 

giving us this sign today about reopening this theological school. 

The reopening of this school has been endorsed by previous Congresses, the European Court of Human Rights, and even the Turkish Prime Minister at one point has endorsed this 4 years ago. Turkey’s long tradition of tolerance and peace between the religions 

should be maintained and preserved and basically demonstrated 

for us in the opening of this theological school that is so important 

to their neighbors. 

And so I would ask my colleagues to join me today in supporting 

this resolution and hopefully, if you could inform my staff, become 

a cosponsor, if you are not already a cosponsor, on this bill. 

So as we move forward, at that point is there anyone else with 

an opening statement? 

If not, does anyone have any amendments to offer? 

Mr. BILIRAKIS. I have none. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Anyone have any amendments to offer? 

The bill is before us. I call up for H. Resolution 188, calling upon 

the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Theological School at Halki without condition or further 

delay. 

Without objection, this measure will be considered as read and 

open for amendment. 

[H. Res. 188 follows:]

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RESOLUTION 

Calling upon the Goyernment of Turkey to facilitate the 

reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological 

Sehool of Halki vvithout (~onrlition or further delay, 

"Vher'eas the Eeumeflic-al Patriarchate is an institution with 

a hi~tOl',Y ~pHnning 17 ('enturie~, serving a~ the eenter of 

the Orthodox Christian Church throughout the world; 

"V11ereas Eeumenieal Patriareh Bartholomew is the spiritual 

leader' of lIeal'ly :300,000,000 Orthodox Christialls around 

the world and rni.lliol1s of Orthodox Chri~tians in the 

Cnited State~; 
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\\11ereas the Eeumenical Patriarchate is the spiritual home of 

the world's oldest and seeond largest Christian \~hureh located in Istanhnl, TurkpYi 

\\llereas vvithin the 2,OOO-year-old Sacred See of the EcuInenical Patriarchate, the New Testament was codified 

and the Nicene Creed was created; 

\\11ereas the Eeumenieal Patriarehate sits at the erossroads 

of East and \Vest, offering a unique perspective on the 

religions and cultures of the world; 

\Vhereas the disappearanee of the See would mean the end 

of a erueial link between the Christian and the Nluslim 

world since the continuing presence of the Ecumenical 

Patriarchate in Turkey is a living testimony of religious 

co-existence since 1153; 

\\11e1'eas the title of l~enmenieal Patriareh was formally aeeorded to the Arehbishop of Constantinople by a synod 

convened in Constantinople during the 6th century; 

\Vheroeas sinee :{ovember 1 W)1, His All Holiness, Bartholomew I, has served as Arc-.hbishop of Constantinople, 

New Home and Eeumenieal Patriareh; 

\\11ereas Ecumenical Patriarrh Bartholompw I was awarded 

thp Congressional Gold Medal in 1997, in re(~ognition of 

11 is outstandi rig and etldu ri fig C"ontributiolls toward rel igious understanding and peaee; 

\\118reas during the 110th Congress, 7fi Senators and the 

overwhelming majority of lIlPmhers of the Committpe on 

Foroeign Affairs of the House of Represelltatives wrote to 

Proesidellt C{eorge \Vo Bush and HlE' Prime Minister of 

Tu rkey to express eongressional eoneenJ, wh iell eOllti flues 

today, regarding the absence of' religious freedom for Ecumenical Patriareh 13artholome,y I in the areas of 
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clmreh-col1trolled Patriarchal succession, the confiscation 

of the vast majority of Patriarehal properties, recognition 

of the international Eenmellieity of the Patriarchate, and 

the reopening of the Theologieal School of Halki; 

\\nereas the Theological School of Halki, founded in 18;jA, 

and loeated outside Istanhrtl, Turkey, served as the principal seminary for the Ecumenical Patriarchate until its 

foreible closur'e by the Tur'kish author·jties in 1 ~J71; 

\\ne1'eas the alumni of this preeminent educational institution 

include numerous prominent Orthodox scholars, 

theologians. priests, hishops, and patriarchs, including 

Bartholomew T; 

\\"11e1'eas the Republic of Turkey has been a participating 

state of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 

Europe (OSeE) since sigTllllg the Helsinki Final Act in 

187;":): 

Vv11ereas in 1989, OSeE participating states adopted the Vienna Concluding Document, committing to respect the 

right of religious communities to provide "training of religious personnel in appropriat.e institutions"; 

\\"11ereas the continued closure of the Ecumenica.l Patriarchate's Theological School of IIalki has been an ongoing 

lssue of concern for the rnited States people and the 

l~nited States Congress and has he en repeatedly raised 

hy members of the Commission Oll Security and Cooperation in Europe and hy United States delegations to the 

OSeE's allnual Human Dimension Implementation Meetmg; 

\\"11e1'eas m his address to the Grand K ational Assembly of 

Turkey 011 April (), 2009, President Raraek Obama said, 

"Freedom of religion and expr'essiofl lead to a strong and 
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vihrant civil soc~iety that only strengthens the state, which 

is why steps like reopening Halki Seminary will send 

sHrll an important signal inside Turkey and beyond."; 

\~Vhereas in a welcomed development, the Prime Minister of 

Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met ~with the Ecumenical 

Patriarch on August 15, 2009, and, in an address to a 

wirier gathering of minority religious learlers that day, 

eoneluded by stating', "\"1e should riot be of those who 

gather, talk, and disper·se. A result should come out of 

this."; 

\\11c1'e3s during his visit to the l~nitcd States m Novemher 

2009, Ec-um8nieal Patrian-fl Bartholomew I raised the 

issue of the continued elnsure of the Theologieal Sc-hool 

of' Hal ki with President Obama, C"ongressiollal leaders, 

and others; 

\\11c1'cas in a wck~ome rievclopment, for the first time smc,e 

1922, the GovC'n1mcllt of Turkey ill August 2010 allowed 

the litu1'gieal eelebration by the Eeumenieal Patriareh at 

the historie Smuda lvlonasterYi 

\\11e1'e21 s follovvillg a unanimous deeision by the Enropean 

Court of Humall Rights in Strasbourg in 2010, ruling 

that Turkey r'etUf'lI the former Greek Orphanage Ofl 

Buyukada Island to the Eeumellieal Patriarc-hate, on the 

eve of the feast day of St. Andrew observed on N overnher 

:30, the Government of Turkey provided lawyers representing the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the formal 

property title for the eonfiseateri building; 

\\11ereas in Mardi 2012, after bilateral meetings between the 

l-nited States and Turkey in Seoul, Korea, President 

Baraek Obama praised Prime IVunister Erdogan's efforts 

to proteet religious minorities and announeed, "I am 
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pleased to hear of his deeision to reopen the Halki Seminary."; 

\\11ereas Turkey's Council of Poundations returned HlO hectares of forestland to the Theological School of Halki in 

.January 2013; and 

\Vher'ens Seeretar-y of State ,John F. Kerry met vvith Tur'kish 

officials and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 1 

during' an April 201:3 meeting and reiterated the rnited 

States position that the Halki Seminar:v should be reopened without further delay or eOllditions: ='JOVI', therefore, be it 

Resolved. That the House of Representatives2 (1) \veleoHlcs past and future medings between 

3 Prime Minister Recep Ta:VY1p Erdogan and Ecu4 menieal Patriareh Bartholomew I; 

5 (2) welcomes the positive gestures by the Gov6 enl1llent of Turkey, illeiuciing allowing the liturgieal 

7 celebration by the Erumenieal Patriarrh at the his8 toric Smnela Monastery and the return of the 

9 former Greek Ol1)hanage on Buynkada Island to the 

10 Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the return of the 190 

11 heetares of forestland to the Greek Orthodox foufI12 elation listed as mvner-of-recorcl of the Theological 

13 Sehool of Halki; 

14 (3) urges the Government of Turkey to facili15 tate the !'E~operJing of the EC"lImeflieal Patr'iarehate's 
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1 Theological School of Halki vvithout condition or fur2 ther delay; and 

3 urges the Government of Turkey to address 

4 other longstanding ('on('erns relating to the E('u5 menieal Patriarchate. 

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Mr. ROHRABACHER. And as I have stated, there will be—we have 

already seen there are no amendments, so I now recognize the 

ranking member for his remarks. And would you like us to proceed 

with a motion? 

Mr. KEATING. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Let us proceed with the motion. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. All right. So all of those who agree with H. 

Resolution 188, say aye. 

And let the record note that Mr. Lowenthal said aye. 

Mr. LOWENTHAL. Aye. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. All right. 

And all those opposed? All those opposed? 

I hear no opposition, so the resolution passes. And without objection, H. Resolution 188, as amended, is ordered to be favorably reported to the full committee, and the staff is directed to make any 

technical and conforming changes. 

Unless someone else has any other business, we are now adjourned. 

[Whereupon, at 2:40 p.m., the subcommittee was adjourned.] 

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATiVES 

WASHINGTON, DC 20515-6128 

Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats 

Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chairman 

November 15, 2013 

TO: MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

You are respectfully requested to attend an OPEN meeting of the Committee on Foreign 

Mfairs, to be held by the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats in Room 

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H. Res. 188, Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the 

reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki 

without condition or further delay. 

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Markup of IJ.Res.188, Calling IIpon the government of Turkey to facilitate the reopenillg of the eClImenical 

patriarchate's theological sclrool of Halki without condition or fllrther delay 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: 

Rep. Holding, Rep. Bilirakis, Rep. LOIventf"tl, Rep. Rohrahaclrer, Rep. Keating, Rep. Stricfdand 

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11/19/13 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary 

The Chair called up H.Res. 188 for consideration. 

H.Res. 188 (Bilirakis - FL), "Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the 

Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay." 

HRes. 188 was agreed to by voice vote, ordered favorably reported to the Full Committee by 

unanimous consent. 

The Subcommittee adjourned. 
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STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD FROM THE HONORABLE GEORGE HOLDING (Nelli 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE, EURASIA, AND EMERGING THREATS 

MARKUP OF: H. REs. 188 

November 19, 2013 

"1 thank the Chairman for calling this markup and thank Representative Bilirakis for sponsoring 

this Resolution. 

The Halki Seminary has been shuttered for over forty years and although parcels ofland have 

been returned to the Church, it is far past time that their doors are allowed to be reopened. 

H. Res. 188 is a simple and straightforward Resolution and 1 encourage its passage. 

Thank you again Me Chairman and I yield back."